Bobs Lake (Tay River)

Bobs Lake
Lake
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
County Frontenac, Lanark
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries
 - Primary inflow Eagle Creek (Ontario), Fish Creek (Ontario)
Elevation 162 m (531 ft)
Coordinates 44°40′52″N 76°35′16″W / 44.68111°N 76.58778°W / 44.68111; -76.58778Coordinates: 44°40′52″N 76°35′16″W / 44.68111°N 76.58778°W / 44.68111; -76.58778
Mouth Tay River
 - location Lanark Highlands, Lanark County
 - coordinates 44°45′34″N 76°31′21″W / 44.75944°N 76.52250°W / 44.75944; -76.52250
Length 16 km (10 mi)
Width 5 km (3 mi)
Area 32.22 km2 (12 sq mi)
Location of Bobs Lake in Ontario.
For other places with the same name, see Bobs Lake (disambiguation).

Bobs Lake is a lake in Frontenac County and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of the Tay River.

Hydrology

The vast majority of the lake is in geographic Bedford Township,[3] part of the municipality of South Frontenac,[4] with a small tip of Mill Bay at the north in geographic Oso Township,[5] Central Frontenac; both municipalities are in Frontenac County. The northeastern end of the lake is in geographic South Sherbrooke Township,[6] part of the municipality of Tay Valley in Lanark County.

The primary inflow, at the northeast. The primary outflow, at the community of Bolingbroke at the northeast and controlled by a dam, is the Tay River. The Tay River flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The lake has an area of 7,962 acres (32 km2).[7]

Tributaries

Counterclockwise from the river mouth

References

  1. "Bobs Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. "Bobs Lake". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Shows the lake outlined on a topographic map.
  3. "Bedford" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  4. Garbage Collection Schedule (PDF) (Map). Township of South Frontenac. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  5. "Oso" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  6. "South Sherbrooke" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  7. "Tay Watershed Information". Friends of the Tay River. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

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